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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Missouri retools football program with three new coaches

Tyler Kraft December 26, 2015

Barry Odom wasted little time forming his coaching staff for the 2016-17 season. In a span of five days, Missouri football found its newest offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in Josh Heupel,...

Salary information for new football coach Barry Odom released

Salary information for new football coach Barry Odom released

Katherine Knott December 11, 2015

Coach Barry Odom will make $2.35 million in guaranteed salary, according to a memorandum of understanding approved Friday by the Board of Curators during their December meeting. The athletics department...

Reaction: Odom promoted

Reaction: Odom promoted

Peter Baugh December 4, 2015

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Missouri taps Barry Odom as head coach

Missouri taps Barry Odom as head coach

Bruno Vernaschi December 3, 2015

Following days of suspense, Missouri defensive coordinator Barry Odom has emerged as the Tigers’ new head football coach. Odom succeeds Gary Pinkel, who announced his retirement last month. NEWS: #Mizzou...

Missouri falls in Pinkel’s final game, Andy Hill named interim head coach

Missouri falls in Pinkel’s final game, Andy Hill named interim head coach

Bruno Vernaschi November 29, 2015

Gary Pinkel’s final game at the helm of the Missouri football program ended rather sorrowfully Friday as his team fell 28-3 to Arkansas. The story of the season followed the Tigers to Fayetteville....

A disappointed Gary Pinkel honored in final home game

A disappointed Gary Pinkel honored in final home game

Bruno Vernaschi November 22, 2015

Gary Pinkel stood at the entrance to the tunnel. As his 21 seniors’ names were announced before kickoff, he gave them each a big hug, individually whispering something as his players were called to take...

Senior night ends with a record and a white rock

Senior night ends with a record and a white rock

Will Jarvis November 22, 2015

Evan Boehm stood on the 50-yard line Saturday night and looked out upon an empty Memorial Stadium. With his white rock from the “M” at the north side of the stadium cradled in his arms, the senior...

Homestand hopes dashed for Pinkel, Tigers

Homestand hopes dashed for Pinkel, Tigers

Quinn Malloy November 22, 2015

For a few fleeting moments, Finis Stribling IV made it look like the Missouri Tigers were going to send Gary Pinkel off in style. Stribling ran the opening kickoff of Saturday’s senior night game against...

An emotional Pinkel will leave behind his second family at Missouri

An emotional Pinkel will leave behind his second family at Missouri

Will Jarvis November 18, 2015

With tears in his eyes, the football coach tried to get the words out. It took a few seconds. As Gary Pinkel stood on the stage erected in Mizzou Arena on Monday morning for his farewell press conference,...

Missouri defeats BYU for Gary Pinkel

Missouri defeats BYU for Gary Pinkel

Alec Lewis November 15, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — The oval-shaped jumbotrons captured coach Gary Pinkel’s overt reaction to the referees following an unsportsmanlike conduct call on Missouri’s freshman wide receiver Cam Hilton...

After players’ strike, collegiate athletes have more power than ever

Nate Gatter November 11, 2015

If you go to Mizzou, I don’t have to tell you how quickly your world is changing. I don’t have to tell you that your campus is leading the charge against systemic racism present in institutions of...

Interactive Timeline: Missouri football declares boycott

Interactive Timeline: Missouri football declares boycott

Bruno Vernaschi, Alec Lewis November 9, 2015

Graduate student Jonathan Butler was on his sixth day without food when sophomore safety Anthony Sherrils announced the Missouri football team’s pledge to support his hunger strike against UM System...